Twelve hours of graduate-level coursework are required for the Graduate Certificate in Culture, Language, and Social Practice. Three hours of coursework must come from the list of approved core courses (Group A); six hours of coursework must come from the list of elective courses (Group B); and the three remaining hours must come from a course in either social theory or research methods (Group C), subject to approval by the CLASP curriculum committee. The course chosen to fulfill the Group C requirement, while not necessarily language-related, should be a methodological or theoretical course that informs the student鈥檚 research interests in the relationship between language and society.聽At least one of the three selected courses from Lists A and B must be from聽outside聽the student鈥檚 home department.
A student may opt to substitute a University of Colorado M.A. thesis on the subject of culture, language, and social practice for one of the Group B courses, if approved by the curriculum committee, which is constituted by the CLASP faculty advisor and CLASP director. An independent study may also be substituted for a formal course, if approved by the committee.
A number of new and unlisted seminars on the subject of language and society are taught within individual departments each year. Students should check with the CLASP program director each semester for a list of additional courses that fulfill the requirements. Students wanting to substitute an unapproved course for one of the courses listed below must receive approval from the CLASP curriculum committee.
The acquisition of a CLASP Certificate is dependent on the successful completion of all courses in the academic curriculum with a grade of B or higher.
Group A: Core Courses
Students will choose one core course from the list below.
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| ANTH/LING 6320 | Linguistic Anthropology |
| COMM 6410 | Discourse Analysis |
| COMM 6445 | Language, Ideology, and Identity聽 |
| COMM 6460 | Ethnography of Communication聽 |
| LING 5700 | Introduction to Conversation Analysis and Interactional Linguistics |
| LING 6300 | Talk at Work: Language Use in Institutional Contexts |
| LING 6310 | Sociolinguistic Analysis |
| LING 6320 | Linguistic Anthropology |
| EDUC 5615 | Second Language Acquisition |
| EDUC 5635 | Education and Sociolinguistics |
| SPAN 5450 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics |
Group B: Elective Courses
Students will choose two elective courses. Recently offered courses that fulfill this requirement include:1
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| ANTH 6320 | Linguistic Anthropology |
| COMM 5210 | Readings in Communication Theory聽 |
| COMM 5435 | Readings in Community and Social Interaction聽 |
| COMM 6410 | Discourse Analysis聽 |
| COMM 6445 | Language, Ideology, and Identity聽 |
| COMM 6460 | Ethnography of Communication聽 |
| EDUC 5425 | Introduction to Bilingual/Multicultural Education聽 |
| EDUC 5455 | Literacy for Linguistically Different Learners |
| EDUC 5615 | Second Language Acquisition聽 |
| EDUC 5635 | Education and Sociolinguistics聽 |
| EDUC 5465 | Introduction to ESL/Bilingual and Special Education聽 |
| EDUC 8615 | Language Issues in Education Research聽 |
| EDUC 8630 | Bilingual and Biliterate Development in Children and Adolescents |
| EDUC 8620 | Language and Power |
| LING 4100/5800 | Language, Race, and Indigeneity |
| LING 5700 | Introduction to Conversation Analysis and Interactional Linguistics |
| LING 6310 | Sociolinguistic Analysis聽 |
| LING 6320 | Linguistic Anthropology聽 |
| LING 7350 | Language and Gender in Cultural Perspective聽 |
| LING 7800-04 | Indigenous Peoples & Climate Change Communication |
| SPAN 5450 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics |
Group C: Courses in Social Theory and Research Methods
Choose one course in either social theory or research methods that is appropriate for research goals,聽in consultation with their CLASP faculty advisor.聽2
Examples of social theory courses include:聽
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| ANTH 4610/5610 | Medical Anthropology |
| ANTH 5530 | Theoretical Foundations of Sociocultural Anthropology聽 |
| ANTH 5605 | Anthropology of Neuroscience聽 |
| ANTH 5610 | Medical Anthropology聽 |
| ANTH 5730 | Latin American Politics and Culture through Film and Text聽 |
| ANTH 5745 | Science, Technology, and Society聽 |
| ANTH 5755 | Cultures of Expertise: Science, Power and Knowledge |
| ANTH 5780 | Core Course-Cultural Anthropology聽 |
| ANTH 5785 | Advanced Seminar in Cultural Anthropology聽 |
| ANTH 7010 | Seminar: Contemporary Theory in Cultural Anthropology |
| ANTH 7620 | Seminar: Ethnography and Cultural Theory |
| COMM 6360 | Social and Cultural Theory聽 |
| EDUC 5075 | Sociology in Education |
| EDUC 6325 | Anthropology of Education聽 |
| GEOG 6742 | Seminar: Cultural Geography |
| HIST 6330 | History of Sex and Sexuality |
| PSCI 7004 | Seminar: Political Theory聽 |
| SOCY 5201 | Graduate Seminar in Sociological Theory |
| SOCY 6041 | Cultural Sociology |
| SOCY 7006 | Sociology of Sex and Gender |
| SOCY 7036 | Feminist Theory |
| SOCY 7131 | Seminar in Social Psychology |
| WGST 5000 | Advanced Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies聽 |
| WGST 5001 | Advanced Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies (AH) |
| WGST 5001 | Advanced Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies (SS) |
| WGST 5400 | Critical Inquiries in Transgender Studies聽 |
| WGST 6090 | Feminist Theories聽 |
| WGST 6290 | Special Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies聽 |
| WGST 6796 | Queer Theories聽 |
Examples of seminars in methods include:
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| ANTH 7000 | Seminar: Current Research Topics in Cultural Anthropology聽 |
| ANTH 7300 | Seminar: Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology |
| COMM 6030 | Qualitative Research Methods |
| COMM 6455 | Community-based Research Methods聽 |
| EDUC 7346 | Ethnographic Methods in Educational Research |
| EDUC 8250 | Qualitative Methods I |
| EDUC 8260 | Qualitative Methods II |
| SOCY 5111 | Data 1: Introduction to Social Statistics聽 |
| SOCY 6111 | Data 2: Data Analysis聽 |
| SOCY 6121 | Qualitative Methods |
| SOCY 7026 | Feminist Research Methods |
| SOCY 7121 | Qualitative Analysis |
| WGST 6190 | Feminist Methodology |
Total Credit Hours 12
1The courses listed in this category have been offered at 精品SM在线影片 in the recent past. They are not necessarily offered on a regular basis, and they often have rotating faculty members and are subject to change. Students may also substitute an approved independent study with a CLASP faculty member as one of the required electives.聽
2This is a working list of possible courses offered in these areas at 精品SM在线影片, as listed in the catalog. Note that these are not CLASP-approved courses. Unlike the courses specified in Categories A and B, these courses are a suggestion only, to provide examples of the kinds of seminars that might be used to fulfill this requirement. Because many of these courses are taught by revolving faculty member who are not CLASP-affiiated, this course content is subject to change from semester to semester. In addition, some of these seminars have prerequisites or limit student enrollment on the basis of disciplinary background.聽